Nature-Based + Equine-Assisted Services

Why Nature + Horses?

 In nature-based and equine-assisted programs, we engage in a process of exploring and deepening our relationship with nature and the animals within it, including ourselves.  Being in connection with nature and horses can help us, as human animals, gain insight into our relationship with ourselves, others, and the natural world. Horses are relational beings who live in the community of the herd, and engaging within a herd can teach us a great deal about how we move toward or away from opportunities for contact, connection, and community. We learn about boundaries, communication, trust, and more.   As highly perceptive animals, horses are keenly attuned to energetic, physiological states and as a result are excellent partners in exploring regulation and co-regulation of our nervous systems.

Nature-Based + Equine-Assisted Services:

In Nature-Based Equine-Assisted Services, participants engage with nature and horses to achieve personal, relational, and spiritual growth goals, developing skills in mindfulness, body awareness, self-reflection, authentic relating, and congruence (inner experiences match outer expression).  Other areas of growth and healing may include:

  • Depression & Anxiety

  • Self-Confidence

  • Personal Growth

  • Communication Skills

  • Social Skills & Teamwork

  • Contact & Connection

  • Attunement

  • Trauma Recovery

  • Veteran’s Reintegration

  • Relationship Enrichment

What are Nature-Based + Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy?

Nature-Based and Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy cultivates our relationship with nature and horses and is a form of experiential psychotherapy designed for specific therapeutic goals. 

What is Nature-Based + Equine-Assisted Growth & Development?

This modality is designed to facilitate personal, relational, and spiritual growth, however, it is not focused on specific psychotherapeutic goals.

What is Nature-Based and Equine-Assisted Organizational Consulting?

Nature-based and Equine-Assisted Organizational Consulting integrates nature and/or horses into customized programs designed to help organizations foster teamwork, enhance leadership skills, and create a more synergetic workplace.